Design Made at Airlie Gardens

Media - 1972.44 - SAAM-1972.44_1 - 4161
Copied Minnie Evans, Design Made at Airlie Gardens, 1967, oil and mixed media on canvas mounted on paperboard, 19 7⁄8 x 23 7⁄8 in. (50.5 x 60.6 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 1972.44

Artwork Details

Title
Design Made at Airlie Gardens
Artist
Date
1967
Location
Dimensions
19 7⁄8 x 23 7⁄8 in. (50.5 x 60.6 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the artist
Mediums
Mediums Description
oil and mixed media on canvas mounted on paperboard
Classifications
Keywords
  • Object — flower
  • Figure — fragment — face
  • Object — foliage
  • Fantasy
Object Number
1972.44
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1972.44

Artwork Description

Minnie Evans lived most of her life in North Carolina. At seventeen, she found work as a gatekeeper in the lush gardens of a coastal estate, Airlie-on-Sound, which became a public park in 1949. Evans felt inspired by God to celebrate his resplendent creations with art. In free moments, she drew or painted floral scenes with goddess-like figures in their midst.